Baron Baillieu

Baron Baillieu, of Sefton in the Commonwealth of Australia and of Parkwood in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1953 for the businessman and public servant Sir Clive Latham Baillieu, the son of the Australian financier and politician William Baillieu. Baillieu was Chairman and President of the Dunlop Rubber Company and President of the Federation of British Industries and also worked for the British government during the Second World War. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1973.

Barons Baillieu (1953)

*Clive Latham Baillieu, 1st Baron Baillieu (1889-1967)
*William Latham Baillieu, 2nd Baron Baillieu (1915-1973)
*James William Latham Baillieu, 3rd Baron Baillieu (b. 1950)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Robert Latham Baillieu (b. 2 February 1979)

ee also

*Baillieu family

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]